The Dative case – Yönelme durumu

The Dative case is formed by putting the suffixes –(y)a , -(y)e according to the previous vowel of the word (vowel harmony). If the word ends to a vowel, then, the suffix becomes -ya or –ye, if not, then you just put –a or –e

A. The indirect object of a verb

B. Place whither

Almanya’ya döndüler.
They returned to Germany.Demlik masaya koydu
He put the teapot on the table.Kitapları rafa koydum.
i put the books on the shelf.Yere düştü.
İt fell to the ground.Koltuğa oturdum.
İ seated myself on the armchaır.Barınağa gizlenmişler!
They apparently hit ın a shelter!

C. Purpose

Kenan kız arkadaşına telefon etmeye çıktı

Kenan went out to call his girlfriend.Eşim bana çorba pişiriyor

My husband is making soup for me.Seni görmeye geldim.

I’ve come to see you.Bu akşam yemeğe dışarı çıkalım mı?

Shall we go out for dinner tonight?The voiceless consonants are converted into voiced consonants

The voiceless consonants are converted into voiced consonants

voiceless

voiced

p→

b

ç→

c

t →

d

k →

ğ

Look at the changes that happen in the following words:

çorap → (sock)

çoraba

kitap → (book)

kitaba

dolap → (cupboard)

dolaba

sokak → (steet)

sokağa

bebek → (baby)

bebeğe

yemek → (food)

yemeğe

ağaç → (tree)

ağaca

amaç → (purpose)

amaca

topaç → (spintop)

topaca

umut → (hope)

umuda

yurt → (hostel)

yurda

kurt → (wolf)

kurda

tat → (taste)

tada

yoğurt → (yogurt)

yoğurda

Note that the following monosyllable words or foreign words do not convert the voiceless consonant to voiced consonant

ip → (rope)

ipe

top → (ball)

topa

küp → ()cube

küpe

çöp → (garbage)

çöpe

ek → (supplement)

eke

ok → (arrow)

oka

kök → (root)

köke

park → (park)

parka

aşk → (love)

aşka

saç → (hair)

saça

suç → (crime)

suça

maç → (match)

maça

süt → (milk)

süte

konut → (house)

konuta

millet → (nation)

millete

devlet → (state)

devlete

saat → (clock, hour)

saate

bilet → (ticket)

bilete

bisiklet → (bicycle)

bisiklete

jilet → (blade)

jilete

ceket → (jacket)

cekete

taşıt → (vehicle)

taşıta

edebiyat→(literature)

edebiyata

kanıt → (evidence)

kanıta

yanıt → (answer)

yanıta

Another monosyllable words which end in p ç t convert voiceless consonants into voiced consonants

kap → (pot)

kaba

dip → (bottom)

dibe

taç → (crown)

taca

cep → (pocket)

cebe

uç → (end,tip)

uca

dört → (four)

dörde

art → (back)

art-arda (successively)

Το”k” becomes “g” in the following words:

ahenk → (harmony)

ahenge

cenk → (battle)

cenge

renk → (colour)

renge

çelenk → (wreath)

çelenge

Turkish idiom requires a dative with a number of verbs whose English equivalents take a direct object.